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A solar farm at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

New Solar Cell Targets the 40% of Sun’s Energy That Others Miss

One day, the sun will set for good on Lanai, Hawaii.

Does Larry Ellison Know His $600 Million Island Is Sinking?

Wind turbines in Pennsylvania

Scientists Save Bats and Birds from Wind Turbine Slaughter

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What’s the Difference Between Clinically Dead, Figuratively Dead and Just Plain Dead?

Simulation of a detection of the Higgs boson in the CMS experiment

Finally, For Real, We (May Have) Found the God Particle

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Want to Be Healthy? Manage Your Microbes Like a Wildlife Park

50 Years of Longline Fishermen Throwing Out the Endangered Half of Their Catch

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Nothing Unhealthy About McDonalds, Says Head Chef

Beautiful Infographic Charts Ugly Reality of Species Loss

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On the Solstice, People in the Tropics Cast No Shadow

Glasses Let Doctors, Poker Players See Your Blood

20 Years Ago, Even America Believed the World Could Save the Environment

Stunning View of Arctic Could Be Last of its Kind

As Voyager Exits Solar System, Sole Proof of Humanity a 70s Record

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What the Taliban and Jenny McCarthy Have in Common

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